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Muhammad Ali (b.January 17, 1942) born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, nicknamed "The Greatest", is a retired American boxer. He is considered by some to be one of the world's most famous individuals, renowned the world over for his boxing and political activism. In 1999, he was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated, and is considered by some to be one of the best known athletes of the 20th century.//In 1954, Ali, who was then known as Cassius Clay, parked his bicycle in front of a Louisville department store. When he learned that his bicycle had been stolen, he approached a police officer named Joe Elsby Martin, Sr. and told him that he wanted to "whoop" the thief. Martin, the coach of the Louisville city boxing program, told Ali that if he intended to "whoop" someone, he should learn to fight. The next day, Ali appeared at Louisville's Columbia Gym and began boxing lessons with Martin. Ali honed his natural gifts and learned with Martin how to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." As an Olympic coach, Martin accompanied Ali to the Rome Olympics in 1960 where he won a Gold Medal in the light heavyweight division.Standing at 6' 3" (1.90 m), Ali had a highly unorthodox style for a heavyweight boxer. He carried his hands at his sides, rather than the normal boxing style of carrying the hands high to defend the face. Instead, he relied on his extraordinary speed and footwork to keep him away from his opponents' blows. In Louisville, October 29, 1960, Cassius Clay won his first professional fight. He won a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia. From 1960 to 1963, the young fighter amassed a record of 19-0, with 15 knockouts. He defeated such boxers as Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson (who weighed 160 pounds when he fought Clay), Donnie Fleeman (who had broken ribs going into the fight but fought Clay anyway), Alonzo Johnson, George Logan, Willi Besmanoff, and Lamar Clark (who had won his previous 40 bouts by knockout), Doug Jones, and Henry Cooper. Among Clay's more impressive victories were versus Sonny Banks (who knocked him down during the bout), Alejandro Lavorante, and the aged Archie Moore (a boxing legend who had won over 200 previous fights). Clay then won a highly disputed 10 round decision over Doug Jones, who, despite being 25 pounds lighter than Clay, staggered Clay as soon as the fight started with a right hand, and beat Clay to the punch throughout the fight. Clay's next fight was against Britain's Henry Cooper, who knocked Clay down with a left hook near the end of the fourth round. Clay was given extra time between rounds before he could continue--a clear violation of the basic rules governing boxing. Yet he is credited with a win over Cooper in that fight. Despite these close calls against Doug Jones and Henry Cooper (both of whom were over 25 pounds lighter in weight than Clay was), he became the top contender for Sonny Liston's title. Liston was noted for his aggressiveness and Mike Tyson was, during the early part of his boxing career, compared to Liston for this reason. And in spite of Clay's impressive record, he was not expected to beat the champ. The fight was to be held February 25, 1964 and during the weigh-in on the previous day, the never-bashful Ali declared that he would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee," and, in summarizing his strategy for avoiding Liston's assaults, said, "Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see.
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